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Show PRIORITY ORDERS COME FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL RULDfG EFFECTIVE AS TO COAL BEGUMS TODAY. Rulings of the Intcr-Stato Commerce Commission Are That Samo Are to Contlnuo UnU the Situation Is Improved Movement of Certain Essentials Is Provided For. WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 0. Action to satisfy demands for domestic domes-tic coal in various stntes was taken last night by tho interstate- commerce oomraisiion in nn order rcqu'rinfr railroads rail-roads past of Montnnn, Wyoming, Colorndo and New Mexico to furniih conl ears to mines In preference to nny other use. Former orders of this character applied only to tho cast of tho Mississippi river. Tho present onlcr, the commission said, would run until further notice, but may bo relaxed re-laxed as tho situation warranted. Tho commission also ordered all outstanding outstand-ing permits for use of coal cars for other freight cancelled, but announced announc-ed that arrangements to continuo tho movement of certain essentials, such as sugar beets to factory, would bo made. Working in conjunction with coal oicrators and railroads, n program has been formulated which is expected expect-ed substantially to meet domestic conl needs. It is planned to transport approximately ap-proximately twenty-ono hundred cars daily for this ptiroso to Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Kastcrn Kentucky, Kaitcrri Tennessee, VTtifoni Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania nnd West Virginia. Attcnlfmi is also being given to needs of domeC-tio domeC-tio consumers in other states. As public pub-lic utilities nnd institutions have accumulated ac-cumulated somo stocks of coal undor tho commMion'a priority order, that order has been superseded by n new regulation which, tho commission announced, an-nounced, will caro for special cases of real emergency. After October 14th preferential car supply for public, institutions in-stitutions will bo afforded only upon apnroval of tho commission. Despito an incrcaso In coal production, produc-tion, which up to September 'iSth exceeded ex-ceeded that of last year by fifty-ono million tons, tho commission said "there has not been n sufficient production pro-duction of tho sizes of coal for domestic do-mestic pur-tuxes to satisfy tho present pres-ent big demands." Comiilalnts havo been received from Indiana, Ohio, Mjchigan, Oklahoma, Texas and oilier Western States, tho commission said, and added: "Tho increased production has been consumed in n largo part by industries, indus-tries, by railroads and other public utilitiits, by tho Northwest and by New Hngland nnd by ox-iortntion. ft is imncrntivo that tho production of coal ho even further increased. To accomplish this, it will bo nccosaary to increase tho car mipply for cool.'' Shortage of authraoito coal exists in homu of tho Now Kugland Status, due largely to embargoes placed by certain New Kugland railroads. These embargoes havo not been modified, and it is oxpectcd that rail movement of nnthrncito to Now Kngland will proceed unhampered. Tho commission's action was taken after eonferenco hero between operators oper-ators and railroad executives as to the needs of cities in Ohio, Indiana and in Michigan. Appeals also wero made to President Wilson from Middle Mid-dle Western citios and roforrcd to tho commission. Tho existing order for tho preferential preferen-tial movement of four thousand cars of coal daily for tho Northwest was not changed. INDICTMENTS TO BE SOUOHT FOR ANTHRACITE OPERATORS WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 0. Tho indictment of n largo number of coal operators rosponsiblo for tho nnthrncito famino which on tho eve, of winter threatens many largo cities, particularly New York, will shortly lie asked by tho department of justice, jus-tice, it was announced today. Com-plaintn Com-plaintn havo been received from practically every city and hamlet that uses anthracite, Ono which reached tho department yesterday stated that coal costing six dollars per ton at tho mines in Pennsylvania is being sold in llrooklyn at eighteen dollars and that u prico of twonty-fivo dollars tho ton is threatened. Most of tho trouble, according to tho department of justice, jus-tice, howovcr, lies nt tho door of tho coal operators themselves. "Tho department de-partment of justieo has been busily engaged in gathoring all tho facts in refurenco to tho profits of coal producers pro-ducers in tho anturoolto region, and will submit tho facts to a grand jury nn or about October 18th." IMPROPER FIRING CAUSES GREAT LOSS TO CONSUMERS Fully two hundred pounds of coal out of overy ton is loct to tho avorago householder by an iraproprer firing, Georgo D, Iveysor, chairman of tho Salt Lake- Commercial club smoke abatement commit lee, announces. "If tho householder wore to miss two hundred hun-dred pounds of coal from his pilo ho would becomo oxeited over the loss and perhaps send for tho polico. yet tho same householder is quite likely to waste an equal amount through improper im-proper firing," says n statement issued is-sued by Keyser. In fact it is this waste of 10 per cent of tho heJtlng value of tho coal which causo-1 tho smoko nuisance in Snlt Lake City, according ac-cording to tho estimate of Osburn Monnctt nnd his engineers. "Long before it bursts into flamo newlvfcd coal begins to give off gns. If this gas is lighted while in tho furnace fur-nace it bums with intense heat, but if it goes up the chimney it not only affords no heat, but it adds to the smoko nuisance. Tho secret of proper firing is to so feed the coal that tho gas will be lighted nnd burn before it reaches tho chimney, If wo leave enough of tho firo exposed to ignite the gns as it forms wo get 10 per cent more heat from our fuel, which is equivalent to two hundred pounds for each ton, nnd tnaki-s no smoke. "Now that coal wslls for .f).7& n ton. two hundred pounds is worth nbout n dollar. A dollar n ton is worth saving sav-ing even nt the cost of ft littlo ruoro time nnd attention on the iart of tho fireman. Uy using caro in tho handling hand-ling of his furnace tho consumer will help reduce tho smoko in tho city, prevent damage "to his belongings from soot and cut down his coal bills." NEW MINE COMING IN TO THE SOUJH-OF 8COFIELD Madscn Bros, of Scoficld are figuring figur-ing to get into tho conl gamo within the noxt few months with tho development develop-ment to tho shipping stage of their property to tho south of that camp somo three mid n half miles nnd nbout tho samo distnnco to tho north of Clear Creek. They bnvo associated with them It. Y. Gibson, lately tho superintendent of tho Cameron Coal company, and who is interested in some Wyoming projicrties. A diamond drill is being sent in nnd after somo tests arc made tho exact working place or opening will bo decided upon. It is believed this will bo around fifteen fif-teen hundred feet from tho Denver nnd Itio Grande railroad. Tho coal may bo reached cither by tunnel or n tramway, Th i" yet jo lio determined. deter-mined. Prof, William Potorsoif, Stnto geologist; declarw the roil U bo (hero In largO Vein Alld of the hMt nnallty. Ho but recently mrtuc till examination and report for tho owners. Prickot Gets Busy. II. W. Pritckett, the manager of tho traffio service bureau nt Salt Lake City nnd now nt Washington, D. C, sought last Saturday to tnko up tho coal situation in Utah with tho open-car open-car section of tho intor-itato commerce com-merce commission, but that official was nt tho time away from tho capital. capi-tal. To him this week Prickctt will show that last month Utah coal mines operated nt only 05 per cent because of their inability to go cars to move conl to market. Tho boxcars Inst week ordered to tho Union Pacific system will bo billed through as empties to facilitate their movement, nnd tho number nffected by tho order is in addition to tho normal return movement. move-ment. Theso oars nro for the movement move-ment of crops in Utah nnd Idaho. Tho Utah coal nnd ore rates eases, originally set for hearing bofora the commission for November 1st, last Saturday wero advanced for hearing to October 20th. Tiiis hearing is to en-nblo en-nblo tho commission to determine whether or not ratos approved by tho Utah commission nro reasonable or nro discriminatory. Argument in tho transcontinental graded rate case has been set by the commission for November 4th nnd Cth at Washington hoforo tho full commission. Tho lion ring will bo upon tho recent rcjiort of tho examiner. MANY APPEALS GODNO IN TO WHITE HOUSE OF LATE WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. II. -Tclcgrnphia appeals to tho While IIoubo from many hcotioim of the country for relief from the threatened conl shortage and for an agreement on methods of preventing serious conditions con-ditions this winter havo been referred to tho intcr-stnto commerce commission. commis-sion. Announcement that tho commission would deal with the situation was mndo by Scorotnry Tumulty aftor ho had conferred with Daniel Willard, president of tho Italtimore und Ohio, and Howard Klliott, chairman of III board of tho Northern Pacific mil-road. mil-road. Tho suggestion that it might bo necessary to iiamo n coal controller has not beon considered. AROUND THE LOCAL CAMPS: PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE Fuol control regulations similar to those enforced throughout tho winter of 1018 wore issued last Friday by the board of railway commissioners of Canada, actinif ior tho federal government. gov-ernment. Denmark Is most anxious to sccuro n hundred nnd fifty thousand tons of coal n month from tho United States, which, with tho sixty thousand tons from Grent Britain, would bring up tho total monthly importation to two hundred nnd ten thousand tons. Tho foreign offico Btntes that Dcnmatk now has tho tonnngo available for tho transportation of this amount each month from tho United States. "Somo very sonsntionnl developments develop-ments relntivo to alleged fraudulent entry on certnln of tho Ira It. Browning Brown-ing coal lands boyond Emory nro reported re-ported to bo likoly in tho near future," fu-ture," says Castlo Dalo's Progress. "A federal agent was in town recently taking depositions from certain entry-mou entry-mou who lator disposed of their holdings hold-ings to Browning mid his associates, and also looking up certain other apparent ap-parent discrepancies in the filings. (Continued on Par Four) Priority orders come from national capital. (Concluded From I'hko Three.) Drowning, who 1 now state road en-i en-i gi neer and seeretnr) to the state road ' commission, i expteted to be in town Ion h highwaj iuieetiou trip in n few day." Drilisli oml miner liegau voting I last Sunday on the acceptance or ro-ijeetiou ro-ijeetiou of wage proposed b) the col- lieer) owner. The counting of tho vote began )uteiday. I I'earing a coal short ago at 1'rire this winter numerous resident and huineas men ot the civ are putting in 'their suppl) by wagon haul from Untitle Unt-itle dale and other nearbv mine. I A. C. Watt, thief engineer of the L'lnlt 1'nel romian), was tit Sunny-vide Sunny-vide last week aud tin looking aftu the reoteuing of Mine No J, recently eloel on account of an lusidi fire, it I is nlMiiit read) for resuiupliou I'roeeeution of I'enus.vlvauia until-raeite until-raeite coal oerutiirs for profiteering ba lieen deeidwl iimiii liv Attorney (leneral Palmer, who ou Ut Monday otdertxl that evidence lie gatkered against mine owner in the Xcrrtli-eastern Xcrrtli-eastern l'euu)IvHhia field . The decision ot Attorue) fleaeral 1'a liner to gather evidewe agamat nil-thraeite nil-thraeite mine owners, with a view to bringing on prom 'it ion for alleged profiteering, tollow agitation agaliut the high prues ehurgetl efinsuinerw In Stianton, I'ii, and icinil) bo far the contemplated prosecutions are mil) 1m a) in (luiracter, hut the) may spread to other jurisdictions, deductions ranging trom two to three dollar a ton wen rcjMirted by several Chicago coal dealers on last jTuesda) Oul) Illinois bituminous lionl was afteeled b) the drop. The I mt is attributed to the fight against high prices. Coal that ha been sell-ling sell-ling wholesalo foi scvoii nnd night dollars u ton is now quoted at five nnd 5 60. . Virtual!) till of the two hundred I mid ten thousand coal miners iu .Wales, who receutl) went on premn- tutu strike butoro a tentative agno-, agno-, inent was renched between tho fd-1 fd-1 oration of miners and the government, govern-ment, wore buck nt work lust Friday. They sent won! Hint tho would ro-itiniu ro-itiniu in the mines pending the outcome out-come of ,io second referendum bnllot on the question of a general etrJKo thioughuiit tho Ilntiili coal fields, President Accedes. WASHING PON, D. C, Oct. 12, I President Wilson todii) notified rep- resenlative of anthracite mine that 'he would reiniet n joint inciting of operators ami miner to be held nt crauton, I'a , OrtoW IHIh, for the intriKMc of adjusting mi) inequality in the recent wage award The president presi-dent in hi metuiage congratulated the miner for their promolne in complying com-plying with the award of the niith-racite niith-racite commission The miner ' lead er had informed the president that the men had returned lo work, but asked that a joint conference for the purpose of adjusting inetpialilie iu the present agreement be called. IMMENSE NEW COAL VEINS OVER CLOSE TO MOHRLAND At n meeting of the Matu Ixwrd of t-qualixation last Monday afternoon it was decided lo call in tho geologist who have been making n detailed sur-1 vey nf the immense beds of coal discovered dis-covered over in Huntington Can von iu both Kmcry nnd Carbon count fo It was suspected Hint this conl would extend through the canyon unbroken, nnd the survey has demonstrated this t theory '"-' correct, except that the I gigantic veins of coal Imvo hi en found to branch out iu Hear Ciiii)oii, where I (hero are six largo eins, running from five to twenty fett in ilijchnetH, nccordlng to William Bailey, secre-, tnry to the board, Hear Canvoii ii only alwut seven miles over tho hill I from Mohrlaud. The veins fonuirl) rejHirted in Iluntliigloii Can von prop-1 er, continue through the thirt) miles! of the can) on on ImiIIi sdtm, there ih-ing ih-ing two veins, one running from mx to seven ftet in thkkno nnd the other oth-er from tvvclvo to thirteen feet. The crew that has boon surviving the field, nccordlng to Dalle), will conclude con-clude work b) the end nf tin week, nnd will ho tmnsfcrrid to bait take City to mnko n full and detailed map of the can) on nnd project the coal veins, showing their contour so that they may be handled by the government, govern-ment, to wImiiii most of this bind belong, be-long, mi that n tax revenue ma) be collected as earl) a poesible b) the I state. GREAT BRITAIN FACE8 , STILL ANOTHER CRISIS Willi produttion of n! far below pre-war figures and with the lalmr situation acute. Great Hiitian I fand with another cm I crisis, Consul (Icn oral W Stanlev Mollis savs in a n view of the situation forwarded trm Imdon. Mollis eoinuitnt on the liiuu uer iu which Ann ricaii coal exMirtrs are waking inroad into the mnrktts forraerl) dominated by the lliuitli lie states that while sultstantial progress pro-gress has been made iu restoring the volume of ovporlH of United Kingdom King-dom products other than oal during, the post-war iierind, oxport nf co.il have eonlinued to decline in an alauu-ing alauu-ing inanner. "The eoiiimereial im-IMirtanee im-IMirtanee of the coal situation tna) le gauged from the fact that the exports ex-ports of coal, coko nnd manufactured fuel tor the first six months of the current )onr mid ot 101Q and 1013 were, respective 1), 10,-103,000 tuns, 10,0W5,000 tons, mid 37,058,001 tons," wijs IioIIib. "In the moantuue, eoil from the ends nt tho earth is obtaining obtain-ing n stronghold mi market whidii woio in lire-war dii)s purely Hiituli Austrfllinu and American coal is being be-ing shipped in groat miuntitios to Norwn) nnd Swelon, while American coal is going trtol) into Franco and South Afries. is providing supplies for KhI) and llg.pt. "Another irajiortnnt feature is the virtual suppression of shipments from Great Hntnin to South Amenon nnd to Spain, for ns Great lintain is still Iieiivtly importing iron oro fiom Sniu and grnin and meat from Argentina, the iunhlity of its shipping to obtain outward cargoes is reHiuilile in it considerable meusiiro ior the high priees of the ininiits from those ojuii tries, tho inward vo)iigo having to benr the cost of tho outward and return re-turn jniirue)s It is nUo iinporlunt to remember that tonl was iormerly lnrnely iiptirted to nuui) of those countries to which fliout Dritiau is now indebted and with which its ox ihangoa nro advt rse. If the output of coal vvero restored to prewar level, not only would these exuhnnge lie benefited, but it would become easier for Great Itritnni to effect reduction iu its foreign debt." Out With Palmer. IXDIAXAPOLIS, Iml, Oel. 12.-Dau 12.-Dau W. Siiiinw, spedal asMstant nt- toiney general in the ease iMtidiug ngninst ooal operators and offieials if the I'nltetl Mine Worker of Am-erien, Am-erien, indicted under tho Lever act laat. winter, has resiguel. Siiiimg, I while admitting ho had sent his resignation to Attorue) Genornl Pul-mor Pul-mor nt Washington, D. C, diclined to I discus the ease when seen nt his i homo iu Lufnjotte, Ind. It is understood, under-stood, however, that his resignation rns duo to a disagreement with the sttornev general over procedure and evidence to bo used in tho conl eases It is understood thnt Simms received n lottor from Palmor a fow dii)s ago plaiting tertniu restrictions on the evidence to ho used iu tho ooul cases and that his resignation followed eloselv uh)ii the receipt of this letter let-ter Just what tho restrictions in the letter were is not known ami Sliniifs declined to diseuiw the ease, at least until action ha been taken on his resignation. |